54 USC § 308601 - Definitions

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title: "54 USC § 308601 - Definitions"
title_number: 54
title_name: "NATIONAL PARK SERVICE AND RELATED PROGRAMS"
section_number: "308601"
section_name: "Definitions"
chapter_number: 3086
chapter_name: "UNITED STATES AFRICAN-AMERICAN BURIAL GROUNDS PRESERVATION PROGRAM"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 117–328, div. DD, title VI, § 643(a), Dec. 29, 2022, 136 Stat. 5613.)"
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# § 308601. Definitions

In this chapter:

**(1)** **Burial ground.—** The term “burial ground” means any natural or prepared physical location, whether originally below, on, or above the surface of the earth, into which human remains are deposited as a part of the death rite or ceremony of a culture.

**(2)** **Historic.—** The term “historic”, with respect to a property, means a property that can reasonably be considered to date back at least 50 years.

**(3)** **Program.—** The term “Program” means the United States African-American Burial Grounds Preservation Program established under section 308602(a).

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 117–328, div. DD, title VI, § 643(a), Dec. 29, 2022, 136 Stat. 5613.)